The name of a Fryeburg officer who died last summer, Nathan M. Desjardins, was added to a wall memorializing those killed in line of duty.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Augusta’s Lithgow Public Library reading room gets historic paint job
A paint laboratory analysis was able to determine the original base color of the room was a brighter shade of green, officials said.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
ACLU, state spar before Supreme Court over Maine’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortions
The ACLU of Maine tells justices that the DHHS is violating women’s constitutional rights by denying funds for the procedure, but the state says no law requires it.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Witness describes sudden robbery, beating death of Joseph Marceau in Augusta
Michael Sean McQuade pleaded guilty to felony murder and robbery and was testifying Wednesday at the trial of co-defendant Aubrey Armstrong.
Posted inBaseball, Sports
Augusta Babe Ruth League set to open its 60th season
The league will also host Class A North regional final and the New England Regional Babe Ruth tournament this summer.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine Supreme Judicial Court denies release of Riverview patient shot by officer
Jason Begin, 39, was shot by an Augusta police officer in January 2015 after stabbing himself with a knife and threatening to hurt others.
Posted inCommunity
Capital Area Technical Center April Students of the Month
Mason Dann and Rachel Lathe earn academic recognition.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Prosecutor: Augusta murder suspect beat man to death even after he gave up drugs
Aubrey N. Armstrong is one of four people charged in the Nov. 23, 2015, beating death of Joseph Marceau in an Augusta apartment.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Justices seem skeptical of Portland landlord’s arguments in appeal of fire code conviction
Gregory Nisbet was sentenced to three months in jail after the November 2014 fire that killed six on Noyes Street, but his lawyer says the code is too vague to be enforced.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Police: 18 protesters arrested, charged with trespassing at Blaine House
Demonstrators were taking part in the Poor People’s Campaign kickoff event Monday, held in state capitals across the country.